diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/components/status.js b/app/javascript/mastodon/components/status.js
index 9b1035649..735cab007 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/components/status.js
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/components/status.js
@@ -278,12 +278,27 @@ class Status extends ImmutablePureComponent {
       return null;
     }
 
+    const handlers = this.props.muted ? {} : {
+      reply: this.handleHotkeyReply,
+      favourite: this.handleHotkeyFavourite,
+      boost: this.handleHotkeyBoost,
+      mention: this.handleHotkeyMention,
+      open: this.handleHotkeyOpen,
+      openProfile: this.handleHotkeyOpenProfile,
+      moveUp: this.handleHotkeyMoveUp,
+      moveDown: this.handleHotkeyMoveDown,
+      toggleHidden: this.handleHotkeyToggleHidden,
+      toggleSensitive: this.handleHotkeyToggleSensitive,
+    };
+
     if (hidden) {
       return (
-        <div ref={this.handleRef}>
-          {status.getIn(['account', 'display_name']) || status.getIn(['account', 'username'])}
-          {status.get('content')}
-        </div>
+        <HotKeys handlers={handlers}>
+          <div ref={this.handleRef} className={classNames('status__wrapper', { focusable: !this.props.muted })} tabIndex='0'>
+            {status.getIn(['account', 'display_name']) || status.getIn(['account', 'username'])}
+            {status.get('content')}
+          </div>
+        </HotKeys>
       );
     }
 
@@ -394,19 +409,6 @@ class Status extends ImmutablePureComponent {
       statusAvatar = <AvatarOverlay account={status.get('account')} friend={account} />;
     }
 
-    const handlers = this.props.muted ? {} : {
-      reply: this.handleHotkeyReply,
-      favourite: this.handleHotkeyFavourite,
-      boost: this.handleHotkeyBoost,
-      mention: this.handleHotkeyMention,
-      open: this.handleHotkeyOpen,
-      openProfile: this.handleHotkeyOpenProfile,
-      moveUp: this.handleHotkeyMoveUp,
-      moveDown: this.handleHotkeyMoveDown,
-      toggleHidden: this.handleHotkeyToggleHidden,
-      toggleSensitive: this.handleHotkeyToggleSensitive,
-    };
-
     return (
       <HotKeys handlers={handlers}>
         <div className={classNames('status__wrapper', `status__wrapper-${status.get('visibility')}`, { 'status__wrapper-reply': !!status.get('in_reply_to_id'), read: unread === false, focusable: !this.props.muted })} tabIndex={this.props.muted ? null : 0} data-featured={featured ? 'true' : null} aria-label={textForScreenReader(intl, status, rebloggedByText)} ref={this.handleRef}>